Chapter 253 Going Hunting with Father
In the imperial study of the palace, Shangguan Nanxing was standing aside, watching his father reviewing memorials.
"Nanxing, come here and help me grind the ink." The emperor did not look up when he said this, but from his tone one could feel that the emperor was in a good mood.
"Eunuch Zhu will do it." Shangguan Nanxing refused coldly and looked up at Eunuch Zhu who was standing next to the emperor.
Eunuch Zhu understood the suggestion and was about to grind the ink, but was stopped by the emperor's eyes.
"I'll have to think again about what Xing'er mentioned." The emperor said nothing else and looked at Shangguan Nanxing meaningfully.
"Father, I can actually grind ink." Shangguan Nanxing gritted his teeth secretly, walked directly to the emperor, picked up the ink stick with his slender fingers, and began to grind it carefully.
He had come here specially this time and begged his father to take them out, just to lure Shangguan Nanfeng away temporarily and prevent him from causing trouble for the Princess's Mansion every day.
It was the first time that the emperor saw his son being so obedient to him. He was in a very good mood. Even when he was reading the memorial, the corners of his mouth were slightly upturned.
"Father, why did you call me here?" When Shangguan Nanfeng hurried to the imperial study, he saw the scene of Shangguan Nanxing and the emperor being a loving father and a filial son. His heart ached and hatred flashed in his eyes.
"The weather has been good recently. You and Nanxing should accompany your father to the western suburbs to hunt." When the emperor saw Shangguan Nanfeng coming, he didn't care much and directly stated his request.
"Why... hunting now? The prince is getting married soon..." Shangguan Nanfeng was stunned when he heard the emperor's words. His father was always busy with affairs of state, how could he have the leisure time to go hunting?
"What? You don't want to? If you don't want to, then let Nanxing accompany me alone." When the emperor heard Shangguan Nanfeng's words, he looked displeased, and then said indifferently.
When Shangguan Nanxing heard his father say this, he was so shocked that he paused what he was doing but never raised his head.
"Father, it's not that I don't want to go, it's just that this is a big deal, marriage..." Shangguan Nanfeng looked conflicted. After all, his father seldom asked him to accompany him to do anything. As for hunting, putting aside the marriage, he was still willing to go.
"What's the big deal? Let's wait until father comes back. Why are you so impatient?" The emperor then raised his head and looked at Shangguan Nanfeng who was standing aside with a conflicted look on his face.
"No, Father, I have only set a date for the wedding. I will be getting married in ten days."
Shangguan Nanfeng felt a surge of grievance in his heart. He was about to get married, but his father didn't even ask who the prince's consort was. Did he really not care at all?
Thinking of this, Shangguan Nanfeng became stubborn instead. He would not tell anyone who the prince's wife was, so as to surprise his father.
"These trivial matters are simple. Just let your mother take care of them. She happens to have nothing to do in the cold palace. You just need to come back within ten days. I have finally felt better recently and want to stretch my muscles. Why are you so upset?"
When the emperor said this, he put down the memorial and slowly stood up and walked towards Shangguan Nanfeng with an intimidating aura.
"Your son, your son..." Shangguan Nanfeng sensed the emperor approaching and became afraid instinctively. From childhood to adulthood, he had always been more afraid of his father than he respected him.
"Oh... Feng'er, I'm very disappointed." Seeing that his son still refused to give in, the emperor let out a long sigh, his tone full of disappointment.
It was as if it would be a huge sin if Shangguan Nanfeng didn't go.
"I'll go. Please don't be disappointed in me, father." Shangguan Nanfeng noticed the emperor's disappointment and immediately raised his head and responded.
What my father said makes sense. As long as the border sends news that everything is normal on time, arranging the wedding is actually not a big deal. Besides, if I leave it to my mother, it will naturally be more appropriate than doing it myself.
"Okay, you two brothers, pack up and we'll set off tomorrow." When the emperor saw Shangguan Nanfeng agreed, a look of satisfaction appeared in his eyes. He raised his right hand and patted Shangguan Nanfeng on the shoulder, then returned to his desk.
Then he picked up a pen and wrote an imperial edict.
"Eunuch Zhu, please pass the decree to Concubine Hui." After the emperor said this, he put down the imperial pen.
Shangguan Nanxing looked at Shangguan Nanfeng and finally felt relieved. He was sure that Shangguan Nanfeng would not appear at Su Yue's place within at least ten days.
In General Yang's tent at the border.
"Father, please listen to me and I will cure your stubborn illness."
Captain Yang had been staying in the tent for a long time, and had been giving earnest advice, but the father just kept staring at the map on the wall, frowning and thinking.
"Since you know it is a chronic disease, how can it be cured?" General Yang seemed to have thought of something and stared at the map.
"But recently a new doctor came to the camp and he said we could give it a try." Captain Yang had no choice but to say it.
"He's just a new doctor. How can he be better than the old doctor who has been in this military camp for more than ten years?"
At this time, General Yang's eyes left the map on the wall and walked to the middle of the tent, where there was a more detailed three-dimensional map.
The mountains, rivers and streams above were all reduced in size according to their real situation, and the place with the red flag was exactly where their Dongyou military camp was now.
"Father! Just try it. Third Brother Gu is already lying down. Don't let anything happen to you!"
Captain Yang saw that his father had not taken his suggestion seriously, so he finally yelled.
When General Yang heard his son's words, he paused with the red flag in his hand.
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